Exhibit 10.1
MAC-GRAY
CORPORATION
2009 STOCK OPTION AND INCENTIVE
PLAN
SECTION 1. GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE
PLAN; DEFINITIONS
The name of the plan is the Mac-Gray
Corporation 2009 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the
“Plan”). The purpose of the Plan is to encourage
and enable the officers, employees, Non-Employee Directors and
other key persons (including consultants and prospective employees)
of Mac-Gray Corporation (the “Company”) and its
Subsidiaries upon whose judgment, initiative and efforts the
Company largely depends for the successful conduct of its business
to acquire a proprietary interest in the Company. It is
anticipated that providing such persons with a direct stake in the
Company’s welfare will assure a closer identification of
their interests with those of the Company and its stockholders,
thereby stimulating their efforts on the Company’s behalf and
strengthening their desire to remain with the Company.
The following terms shall be defined
as set forth below:
“Act”
means the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, and the rules and regulations
thereunder.
“Administrator”
means either the Board or the
compensation committee of the Board or a similar committee
performing the functions of the compensation committee and which is
comprised of not less than two Non-Employee Directors who are
independent.
“Award”
or “Awards,”
except where referring to a particular category of grant under the
Plan, shall include Incentive Stock Options, Non-Qualified Stock
Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock Units,
Restricted Stock Awards, Unrestricted Stock Awards and Dividend
Equivalent Rights.
“Award
Certificate” means
a written or electronic document setting forth the terms and
provisions applicable to an Award granted under the Plan.
Each Award Certificate is subject to the terms and conditions of
the Plan.
“Board”
means the Board of Directors of the
Company.
“Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended, and any successor Code, and related rules,
regulations and interpretations.
“Covered
Employee” means an
employee who is a “Covered Employee” within the meaning
of Section 162(m) of the Code.
“Dividend Equivalent
Right” means an
Award entitling the grantee to receive credits based on cash
dividends that would have been paid on the shares of Stock
specified in the Dividend Equivalent Right (or other award to which
it relates) if such shares had been issued to and held by the
grantee.
“Effective
Date” means the
date on which the Plan is approved by stockholders as set forth in
Section 19.
“Exchange
Act” means the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations thereunder.
“Fair Market
Value” of the Stock
on any given date means the fair market value of the Stock
determined in good faith by the Administrator; provided, however,
that if the Stock is admitted to quotation on the National
Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System
(“NASDAQ”), NASDAQ Global Market, the New York Stock
Exchange or another national securities exchange, the determination
shall be made by reference to market quotations. If there are
no market quotations for such date, the determination shall be made
by reference to the last date preceding such date for which there
are market quotations.
“Incentive Stock
Option” means any
Stock Option designated and qualified as an “incentive stock
option” as defined in Section 422 of the
Code.
“Non-Employee
Director” means a
member of the Board who is not also an employee of the Company or
any Subsidiary.
“Non-Qualified Stock
Option” means any
Stock Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option.
“Option”
or “Stock
Option” means any option to purchase shares of Stock
granted pursuant to Section 5.
“Performance-Based
Award” means any
Restricted Stock Award or Restricted Stock Units granted to a
Covered Employee that is intended to qualify as
“performance-based compensation” under
Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“Performance
Criteria” means the
criteria that the Administrator selects for purposes of
establishing the Performance Goal or Performance Goals for an
individual for a Performance Cycle. The Performance Criteria
(which shall be applicable to the organizational level specified by
the Administrator, including, but not limited to, the Company or
any Subsidiary, a division, an operating unit or a business segment
of the Company or any Subsidiary, or any combination of the
foregoing) that will be used to establish Performance Goals are
limited to the following, any of which may be measured either in
absolute terms or as compared to any prior period, incremental
increase or results of a peer group: (i) earnings before
interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, with or without
adjustments for interest expense, capital expenditures and
non-recurring, non-operating or extraordinary items, including on a
per share of Stock basis; (ii) return on equity, assets,
capital or investment; (iii) changes in the market price of
the Stock; (iv) economic value-added; (v) total
stockholder returns; (vi) earnings (loss), including on a per
share of Stock basis; (vii) revenue or sales, (viii) cost
savings or realization of synergies; (ix) pre-tax or after-tax
profit levels; (x) leverage or other financial ratios, (xi)
market share.
“Performance
Cycle” means one or
more periods of time, which may be of varying and overlapping
durations, as the Administrator may select, over which the
attainment of one or more Performance Criteria will be measured for
the purpose of determining a grantee’s right to and
the
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payment of a Restricted Stock Award or
Restricted Stock Units. Each such period shall not be less
than 12 months.
“Performance
Goals” means, for a
Performance Cycle, the specific goals established in writing by the
Administrator for a Performance Cycle based upon the Performance
Criteria.
“Restricted Stock
Award” means an
Award entitling the recipient to acquire, at such purchase price
(which may be zero) as determined by the Administrator, shares of
Stock subject to such restrictions and conditions as the
Administrator may determine at the time of grant.
“Restricted Stock
Units” means an
Award of phantom stock units to a grantee.
“Sale
Event” shall mean
(i) the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company on a consolidated basis to an unrelated person or entity,
(ii) a merger, reorganization or consolidation pursuant to
which the holders of the Company’s outstanding voting
securities immediately prior to such transaction do not own a
majority of the outstanding voting securities of the resulting or
successor entity (or its ultimate parent, if any) immediately upon
completion of such transaction, or (iii) the sale of all of
the Stock of the Company to an unrelated person or
entity.
“ Sale Price ”
means the value as determined by the Administrator of the
consideration payable, or otherwise to be received by stockholders,
per share of Stock pursuant to a Sale Event.
“Section 409A”
means Section 409A of the Code
and the regulations and other guidance promulgated
thereunder.
“Stock”
means the Common Stock, par value
$0.01 per share, of the Company, subject to adjustments pursuant to
Section 3.
“Stock Appreciation
Right” means an
Award entitling the recipient to receive shares of Stock having a
value equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of the Stock on
the date of exercise over the exercise price of the Stock
Appreciation Right multiplied by the number of shares of Stock with
respect to which the Stock Appreciation Right shall have been
exercised.
“Subsidiary” means any corporation or other entity (other
than the Company) in which the Company has at least a 50 percent
interest, either directly or indirectly.
“Ten Percent
Owner” means an
employee who owns or is deemed to own (by reason of the attribution
rules of Section 424(d) of the Code) more than 10
percent of the combined voting power of all classes of stock of the
Company or any parent or subsidiary corporation.
“Unrestricted Stock
Award” means an
Award of shares of Stock free of any restrictions.
SECTION 2.
ADMINISTRATION OF PLAN; ADMINISTRATOR AUTHORITY TO SELECT
GRANTEES AND DETERMINE AWARDS
(a)
Administration of Plan . The Plan shall be
administered by the Administrator, provided that the amount, timing
and terms of the grants of Awards to Non-Employee
Directors
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shall be determined by the
compensation committee or similar committee comprised solely of
Non-Employee Directors.
(b)
Powers of Administrator . The Administrator shall have
the power and authority to grant Awards consistent with the terms
of the Plan, including the power and authority:
(i)
to select the individuals to whom Awards may from time to time be
granted;
(ii)
to determine the time or times of grant, and the extent, if any, of
Incentive Stock Options, Non-Qualified Stock Options, Stock
Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock Awards, Restricted Stock
Units, Unrestricted Stock Awards and Dividend Equivalent Rights, or
any combination of the foregoing, granted to any one or more
grantees;
(iii)
to determine the number of shares of Stock to be covered by any
Award;
(iv)
to determine and modify from time to time the terms and conditions,
including restrictions, not inconsistent with the terms of the
Plan, of any Award, which terms and conditions may differ among
individual Awards and grantees, and to approve the forms of Award
Certificates;
(v)
to accelerate at any time the exercisability or vesting of all or
any portion of any Award provided that the Administrator generally
shall not exercise such discretion to accelerate Awards subject to
Sections 7 and 8 except in the event of the grantee’s death,
disability or retirement, or a change in control (including a Sale
Event);
(vi)
subject to the provisions of Section 5(c), to extend at any
time the period in which Stock Options may be exercised;
and
(vii)
at any time to adopt, alter and repeal such rules, guidelines and
practices for administration of the Plan and for its own acts and
proceedings as it shall deem advisable; to interpret the terms and
provisions of the Plan and any Award (including related written
instruments); to make all determinations it deems advisable for the
administration of the Plan; to decide all disputes arising in
connection with the Plan; and to otherwise supervise the
administration of the Plan.
All decisions and interpretations of
the Administrator shall be binding on all persons, including the
Company and Plan grantees.
(c)
Delegation of Authority to Grant Awards . Subject to
applicable law, the Administrator, in its discretion, may delegate
to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company all or part of the
Administrator’s authority and duties with respect to the
granting of Awards to individuals who are (i) not subject to
the reporting and other provisions of Section 16 of the
Exchange Act and (ii) not Covered Employees. Any such
delegation by the Administrator shall include a limitation as to
the amount of Awards that may be granted during the period of the
delegation and shall contain guidelines as to the determination of
the exercise price and the vesting criteria. The
Administrator may revoke or amend the terms of a delegation at any
time
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but such action shall not
invalidate any prior actions of the Administrator’s delegate
or delegates that were consistent with the terms of the
Plan.
(d)
Award Certificate . Awards under the Plan shall be
evidenced by Award Certificates that set forth the terms,
conditions and limitations for each Award which may include,
without limitation, the term of an Award and the provisions
applicable in the event employment or service
terminates.
(e)
Indemnification . Neither the Board nor the
Administrator, nor any member of either or any delegate thereof,
shall be liable for any act, omission, interpretation, construction
or determination made in good faith in connection with the Plan,
and the members of the Board and the Administrator (and any
delegate thereof) shall be entitled in all cases to indemnification
and reimbursement by the Company in respect of any claim, loss,
damage or expense (including, without limitation, reasonable
attorneys’ fees) arising or resulting therefrom to the
fullest extent permitted by law and/or under the Company’s
articles or bylaws or any directors’ and officers’
liability insurance coverage which may be in effect from time to
time and/or any indemnification agreement between such individual
and the Company.
SECTION 3. STOCK ISSUABLE UNDER
THE PLAN; MERGERS; SUBSTITUTION
(a)
Stock Issuable . The maximum number of shares of Stock
reserved and available for issuance under the Plan shall be
1,500,000 shares, subject to adjustment as provided in this
Section 3. For purposes of this limitation, the shares
of Stock underlying any Awards awarded under this Plan or the
Company’s 2005 Stock Option and Incentive Plan that are
forfeited, canceled or otherwise terminated (other than by
exercise) shall be added back to the shares of Stock available for
issuance under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
following shares shall not be added to the shares authorized for
grant under the Plan: (i) shares tendered or held back
upon exercise of an Option or settlement of an Award to cover the
exercise price or tax withholding, and (ii) shares subject to
a Stock Appreciation Right that are not issued in connection with
the stock settlement of the Stock Appreciation Right upon exercise
thereof. Subject to such overall limitations, shares of Stock
may be issued up to such maximum number pursuant to any type or
types of Award; provided, however, that Stock Options or Stock
Appreciation Rights with respect to no more than 250,000 shares of
Stock may be granted to any one individual grantee during any one
calendar year period, and no more than 1,500,000 shares of the
Stock may be issued in the form of Incentive Stock Options.
The shares available for issuance under the Plan may be authorized
but unissued shares of Stock or shares of Stock reacquired by the
Company.
(b)
Effect of Awards . The grant of any full value Award
(i.e., an Award other than an Option or a Stock Appreciation Right)
shall be deemed, for purposes of determining the number of shares
of Stock available for issuance under Section 3(a), as an
Award of two shares of Stock for each such share of Stock actually
subject to the Award. The grant of an Option or a Stock
Appreciation Right shall be deemed, for purposes of determining the
number of shares of Stock available for issuance under
Section 3(a), as an Award for one share of Stock for each such
share of Stock actually subject to the Award. Any
forfeitures, cancellations or other terminations (other than by
exercise) of such Awards shall be returned to the reserved pool of
shares of Stock under the Plan in the same manner.
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(c)
Changes in Stock . Subject to
Section 3(d) hereof, if, as a result of any
reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend,
stock split, reverse stock split or other similar change in the
Company’s capital stock, the outstanding shares of Stock are
increased or decreased or are exchanged for a different number or
kind of shares or other securities of the Company, or additional
shares or new or different shares or other securities of the
Company or other non-cash assets are distributed with respect to
such shares of Stock or other securities, or, if, as a result of
any merger or consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of
the assets of the Company, the outstanding shares of Stock are
converted into or exchanged for securities of the Company or any
successor entity (or a parent or subsidiary thereof), the
Administrator shall make an appropriate or proportionate adjustment
in (i) the maximum number of shares reserved for issuance
under the Plan, including the maximum number of shares that may be
issued in the form of Incentive Stock Options, (ii) the number
of Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights that can be granted
to any one individual grantee and the maximum number of shares that
may be granted under a Performance-Based Award, (iii) the
number and kind of shares or other securities subject to any then
outstanding Awards under the Plan, (iv) the repurchase price,
if any, per share subject to each outstanding Restricted Stock
Award, and (v) the exercise price for each share subject to
any then outstanding Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights
under the Plan, without changing the aggregate exercise price
(i.e., the exercise price multiplied by the number of Stock Options
and Stock Appreciation Rights) as to which such Stock Options and
Stock Appreciation Rights remain exercisable. The
Administrator shall also make equitable or proportionate
adjustments in the number of shares subject to outstanding Awards
and the exercise price and the terms of outstanding Awards to take
into consideration cash dividends paid other than in the ordinary
course or any other extraordinary corporate event. The
adjustment by the Administrator shall be final, binding and
conclusive. No fractional shares of Stock shall be issued
under the Plan resulting from any such adjustment, but the
Administrator in its discretion may make a cash payment in lieu of
fractional shares.
(d)
Mergers and Other Transactions . Except as the
Administrator may otherwise specify with respect to particular
Awards in the relevant Award Certificate, in the case of and
subject to the consummation of a Sale Event, all Options and Stock
Appreciation Rights that are not exercisable immediately prior to
the effective time of the Sale Event shall become fully exercisable
as of the effective time of the Sale Event, all other Awards with
time-based vesting, conditions or restrictions shall become fully
vested and nonforfeitable as of the effective time of the Sale
Event and all Awards with conditions and restrictions relating to
the attainment of performance goals may become vested and
nonforfeitable in connection with a Sale Event in the
Administrator’s discretion. Upon the effective time of
the Sale Event, the Plan and all outstanding Awards granted
hereunder shall terminate, unless provision is made in connection
with the Sale Event in the sole discretion of the parties thereto
for the assumption or continuation of Awards theretofore granted by
the successor entity, or the substitution of such Awards with new
Awards of the successor entity or parent thereof, with appropriate
adjustment as to the number and kind of shares and, if appropriate,
the per share exercise prices, as such parties shall agree (after
taking into account any acceleration hereunder). In the event
of such termination, (i) the Company shall have the option (in
its sole discretion) to make or provide for a cash payment to the
grantees holding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights, in exchange
for the cancellation thereof, in an amount equal to the difference
between (A) the Sale Price multiplied by the number of shares
of Stock subject to outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation
Rights (to the extent then exercisable (after taking into account
any acceleration hereunder) at prices not in
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excess of the Sale Price)
and (B) the aggregate exercise price of all such outstanding
Options and Stock Appreciation Rights; or (ii) each grantee
shall be permitted, within a specified period of time prior to the
consummation of the Sale Event as determined by the Administrator,
to exercise all outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights
held by such grantee.
(e)
Substitute Awards . The Administrator may grant Awards
under the Plan in substitution for stock and stock based awards
held by employees, directors or other key persons of another
corporation in connection with the merger or consolidation of the
employing corporation with the Company or a Subsidiary or the
acquisition by the Company or a Subsidiary of property or stock of
the employing corporation. The Administrator may direct that
the substitute awards be granted on such terms and conditions as
the Administrator considers appropriate in the circumstances.
Any substitute Awards granted under the Plan shall not count
against the share limitation set forth in
Section 3(a).
SECTION 4.
ELIGIBILITY
Grantees under the Plan will be such
full or part-time officers and other employees, Non-Employee
Directors and key persons (including consultants and prospective
employees) of the Company and its Subsidiaries as are selected from
time to time by the Administrator in its sole
discretion.
SECTION 5. STOCK
OPTIONS
Any Stock Option granted under the
Plan shall be in such form as the Administrator may from time to
time approve.
Stock Options granted under the Plan
may be either Incentive Stock Options or Non-Qualified Stock
Options. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to
employees of the Company or any Subsidiary that is a
“subsidiary corporation” within the meaning of
Section 424(f) of the Code. To the extent that any
Option does not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, it shall be
deemed a Non-Qualified Stock Option.
(a)
Stock Options . The Administrator in its discretion
may grant Stock Options to eligible employees, Non-Employee
Directors and key persons of the Company or any Subsidiary.
Stock Options granted pursuant to this Section 5(a) shall
be subject to the following terms and conditions and shall contain
such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the
terms of the Plan, as the Administrator shall deem
desirable.